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Shoulder pain on Bench- and Incline Bench Press. What exercises could I substitute to hit similar muscles? (self.fitness)

submitted 3 weeks ago by lostmypasswordanew to c/fitness@lemmy.world

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[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Generally speaking, exercises should not cause pain when performed with good form and not grossly overloaded. There can often be soreness post-exercise but pain during the movement is not at all expected.

Your question does request alternative exercises, but seeing as the bench press is a popular compound movement targeting the upper body, I think it may be important to identify exactly why there is pain rather than moving to a different compound or isolation exercise.

Without further info, all I could recommend is to try lower weights on the bar, or even no weight, if that results in the pain subsiding or going away. Regarding form, this Instagram video may be useful: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-GdEHBRVm7/

[–] lostmypasswordanew 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I tried a bunch of stuff to fix it myself. My next step is getting some sort of professional help. But I'll only be able to do that in almost two months, so I'm looking for what to do in the meanwhile.